Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SwissCham NL)

On behalf of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands, we extend our warmest congratulations to Mr. Aaron Kwabena Boakye-Danquah on his appointment as Ambassador of SwissCham NL. We are confident that your leadership and expertise will significantly contribute to our organization's mission of fostering economic prosperity and collaboration between Europe and Africa. We look forward to a fruitful partnership with you! #SwissChamNL #Ambassador #NewAppointment #EconomicGrowth #Collaboration #EuropeAfrica #InternationalBusiness Ghana National Petroleum Corporation African Development Bank Group African Union The British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce French Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce (DNHK) SwissCham Singapore Ghana Innovation Journal

What NOT to Do When Talking to Investors: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls As an entrepreneur, securing funding is a critical step in your journey. But let's face it, investor meetings can be nerve-wracking. To help you navigate these conversations, here are some of the most common mistakes entrepreneurs make when talking to investors: 1. Lack of Preparation: Walking into a meeting unprepared is a recipe for disaster. Do your research on the investor, their portfolio, and their investment thesis. Know your numbers inside and out. 2. Overselling or Underselling: Finding the right balance is key. Don't exaggerate your achievements, but don't downplay your potential either. Be confident and realistic. 3. Not Listening: Investors have valuable insights and experience. Listen to their questions and feedback. It's a conversation, not a monologue. 4. Focusing on the Product, Not the Problem: Investors invest in solutions to problems. Clearly articulate the problem you're solving and how your product/service addresses it. 5. Ignoring the Competition: Every business has competition. Acknowledge it and explain how you differentiate yourself. 6. Unrealistic Expectations: Don't expect an investor to write a check on the spot. Building relationships takes time. Be patient and persistent. Remember, investor meetings are an opportunity to showcase your business and build valuable relationships. By avoiding these common mistakes, you'll increase your chances of securing the funding you need to take your business to the next level. #entrepreneurship #startups #funding #investors #pitching #mistakes #advice #tips

💡 Tell me in one or two sentences what you do and why. 👨💻 Stefan Sollberger is the CFO Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN) and the CEO of Sollberger KMU Treuhand. He has an extensive number of years of experience and expertise as a Partner, Advisor, Mentor and Investor. 🎧 English Translation: "Recently, an investor from the network of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands told me the following: "I've seen thousands of pitches and the most common mistake startups make is that they forget to say succinctly what they actually do. Tell me in one or two sentences what you do and why. One startup entrepreneur hit the nail on the head in this regard when he pitched to us: He said: "71 percent of all Millenials would rather go to the dentist than to their bank - we are mobile banking for Millenials. Bottom line: You want a "well of course" response from your listener! " ⬇ Curious about how an investors mind works ? Comment on any question or topic you would like Stefan to write about in his future posts . . Brought to you by The Digital Socialitez - Official digital marketing and social media management partner of Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN) . . . . #SwissChamberofCommerceInTheNetherlands #SCCN #BusinessExpansion #EuropeanMarket #StrategicGrowth #BusinessOpportunities #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Startup #entrepreneurs #Business #europeanbusiness #Investors #Europeannews #euronews #Europeaninvestment #Europeancountries #Europeaninvestments #Europeanfunding #TechGermany #TechFrance #TechNetherlands #TechSweden #Investment #Entrepreneur

🤔 Could humans be more of a threat to the ocean ecosystem than deadly sharks ? 💬 Marcus Parade, 🌞💡✅ MBA is an International Sales Manager for Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH and an Ambassador for the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN). Powered by The Digital Socialitez - Official digital marketing and social media management partner of Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN). . . . #SwissChamberofCommerceInTheNetherlands #BusinessExpansion #EuropeanMarket #StrategicGrowth #BusinessOpportunities #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurs #Startups #Investors #Europeannews #euronews #Europeaninvestment #Europeancountries #Europeaninvestments #Europeanfunding #TechUK #TechGermany #TechFrance #TechNetherlands #TechSweden #TechNorway #TechDenmark #TechBritain #TechSwitzerland #StartupUK #StartupGermany #StartupFrance #StartupNetherlands #StartupSweden #StartupNorway #StartupDenmark #StartupBritain

💡 If you're good at building a product, chances are you're not the best salesperson in the world - and vice versa. 👨💻 Stefan Sollberger is the CFO Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN) and the CEO of Sollberger KMU Treuhand. He has an extensive number of years of experience and expertise as a Partner, Advisor, Mentor and Investor. 🎧 English Translation: "Why look for co-founders? You are working to make your business viable so that investors should invest. In most cases, this involves both building the first version/prototype of your product (to reduce technical risk) and, acquiring the first users/customers/partners (to reduce market risk). If you're good at building a product, chances are you're not the best salesperson in the world - and vice versa. Your startup project needs both, and if it's just you, you'll fail. You need a co-founder to complement your skills in order to gain traction at the beginning. " ⬇ Curious about how an investors mind works ? Comment on any question or topic you would like Stefan to write about in his future posts . . Brought to you by The Digital Socialitez - Official digital marketing and social media management partner of Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN) . . . . #SwissChamberofCommerceInTheNetherlands #SCCN #BusinessExpansion #EuropeanMarket #StrategicGrowth #BusinessOpportunities #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Startup #entrepreneurs #Business #europeanbusiness #Investors #Europeannews #euronews #Europeaninvestment #Europeancountries #Europeaninvestments #Europeanfunding #TechGermany #TechFrance #TechNetherlands #TechSweden #Investment #Entrepreneur

🐘 I need an elephant right now... 💬 Marcus Parade, 🌞💡✅ MBA is an International Sales Manager for Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH and an Ambassador for the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN). Powered by The Digital Socialitez - Official digital marketing and social media management partner of Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN). . . . #SwissChamberofCommerceInTheNetherlands #SCCN #BusinessExpansion #EuropeanMarket #StrategicGrowth #BusinessOpportunities #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurs #Startups #Investors #Europeannews #euronews #Europeaninvestment #Europeancountries #Europeaninvestments #Europeanfunding #TechUK #TechGermany #TechFrance #TechNetherlands #TechSweden #TechNorway #TechDenmark #TechBritain #TechSwitzerland #StartupUK #StartupGermany #StartupFrance #StartupNetherlands #StartupSweden #StartupNorway #StartupDenmark #StartupBritain #StartupSwitzerland #VC

💡 Your job is to dispel an investor's doubts, answer their questions and enable them to make an investment decision. 👨💻 Stefan Sollberger is the CFO Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN) and the CEO of Sollberger KMU Treuhand. He has an extensive number of years of experience and expertise as a Partner, Advisor, Mentor and Investor. 🎧 English Translation: " From time to time, I see founders giving an investor the impression that they have to invest in their company. They try to exert pressure on the investor to make a decision. I also hear time and again in presentations that founders should appear confident to investors so that they "have no choice" but to invest. In my opinion, this is not a sensible approach. I do agree with one point: Founders should not act as submissive supplicants. However, putting pressure on an investor rarely leads to success, especially if the investor still has criteria that need to be met. For this reason, you should once again consider the situation in which the investor finds himself: The investor has money, is likely to want to invest, but is not sure whether he is doing the right thing by investing in your company and will achieve a return. T hey will have doubts as to whether you or your company are what they are looking for. Conclusion: So your job is to dispel their doubts, answer their questions and enable them to make an investment decision." ⬇ Curious about how an investors mind works ? Comment on any question or topic you would like Stefan to write about in his future posts . . Brought to you by The Digital Socialitez - Official digital marketing and social media management partner of Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN) . . . . #SwissChamberofCommerceInTheNetherlands #SCCN #BusinessExpansion #EuropeanMarket #StrategicGrowth #BusinessOpportunities #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Startup #entrepreneurs #Business #europeanbusiness #Investors #Europeannews #euronews #Europeaninvestment #Europeancountries #Europeaninvestments #Europeanfunding #TechGermany #TechFrance #TechNetherlands #TechSweden #Investment #Entrepreneur

🎣 What happens when i don't keep an eye on my competition... 💬 Marcus Parade, 🌞💡✅ MBA is an International Sales Manager for Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH and an Ambassador for the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN). Powered by The Digital Socialitez - Official digital marketing and social media management partner of Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN). . . . #SwissChamberofCommerceInTheNetherlands #SCCN #BusinessExpansion #EuropeanMarket #StrategicGrowth #BusinessOpportunities #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurs #Startups #Investors #Europeannews #euronews #Europeaninvestment #Europeancountries #Europeaninvestments #Europeanfunding #TechUK #TechGermany #TechFrance #TechNetherlands #TechSweden #TechNorway #TechDenmark #TechBritain #TechSwitzerland #StartupUK #StartupGermany #StartupFrance #StartupNetherlands #StartupSweden #StartupNorway #StartupDenmark #StartupBritain #StartupSwitzerland #VC

💡 ...which will then attract other investors! 👨💻 Stefan Sollberger is the CFO Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN) and the CEO of Sollberger KMU Treuhand. He has an extensive number of years of experience and expertise as a Partner, Advisor, Mentor and Investor. 🎧 English Translation: " A common mistake among founders is to try to raise all the money they need for their business - from the idea stage to the point where the business is profitable - on day one. This is almost always impossible because many investors, especially those with deeper pockets than yours and those of your friends and family, will not invest until you have more progress to show. So focus on raising enough capital to reach the next milestone, which will then attract other investors! " ⬇ Curious about how an investors mind works ? Comment on any question or topic you would like Stefan to write about in his future posts . . Brought to you by The Digital Socialitez - Official digital marketing and social media management partner of Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN) . . . . #SwissChamberofCommerceInTheNetherlands #SCCN #BusinessExpansion #EuropeanMarket #StrategicGrowth #BusinessOpportunities #BusinessGrowth #entrepreneurship #Startup #entrepreneurs #Business #europeanbusiness #Investors #Europeannews #euronews #Europeaninvestment #Europeancountries #Europeaninvestments #Europeanfunding #TechGermany #TechFrance #TechNetherlands #TechSweden #Investment #Entrepreneur #InvestorMindsetndset

🔊 Fear of judgement or failure always hold us back ! 💬 Marcus Parade, 🌞💡✅ MBA is an International Sales Manager for Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH and an Ambassador for the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN). Powered by The Digital Socialitez - Official digital marketing and social media management partner of Swiss Chamber of Commerce in The Netherlands (SCCN). . . . #SwissChamberofCommerceInTheNetherlands #SCCN #BusinessExpansion #EuropeanMarket #StrategicGrowth #BusinessOpportunities #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurs #Startups #Investors #Europeannews #euronews #Europeaninvestment #Europeancountries #Europeaninvestments #Europeanfunding #TechUK #TechGermany #TechFrance #TechNetherlands #TechSweden #TechNorway #TechDenmark #TechBritain #TechSwitzerland #StartupUK #StartupGermany #StartupFrance #StartupNetherlands #StartupSweden #StartupNorway #StartupDenmark #StartupBritain #StartupSwitzerland #VC #VentureCapitalist